RUIZ TORRUELLA Vicenc

Date of Birth: 30 Oct 1991

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.82/5'11''

Place of birth: TERRASSA

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : BARCELONA

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Hockey	Men ESP Spain	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Men's Pool A #M04 ARG Argentina 1 ESP Spain 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool A #M09 ESP Spain 3 NZL New Zealand 4	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Men's Pool A #M14 IND India 3 ESP Spain 0	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool A #M19 JPN Japan 1 ESP Spain 4	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Men's Pool A #M25 AUS Australia 1 ESP Spain 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Quarter-final #M34 BEL Belgium 3 ESP Spain 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Men	2014	The Hague, NED
13	Men	2018	Bhubaneswar, IND

FIH Pro League

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2019
9	Men	2020

EuroHockey Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2019	Antwerp, BEL
5	Men	2021	Amsterdam, NED

Boxing. (efe.com, 01 Mar 2017)

Occupation:

Athlete, Manager, Product Developer

Physical Education - University of Barcelona, Spain

Languages spoken:

Catalan, English, Spanish

RC Polo [Barcelona, ESP] since 2019

Roger Pallarols [club], ESP; Fred Soyez [national], FRA

Position style:

Midfielder (rfeh.es, 03 Jun 2016; mundodeportivo.com, 06 May 2014)

2013 for Spain Against New Zealand, European Championships in Antwerp, Belgium (rfeh.es, 28 May 2014)

He sustained a dislocated left shoulder in August 2017 that forced him to undergo surgery. (diarideterrassa.es, 09 Aug 2017; egara.es, 02 Sep 2017)

He dislocated his shoulder in November 2015 and did not return to action until January 2016. (diarideterrassa.es, 22 Nov 2015)

In 2009 he broke his hip. (Athlete, 04 Aug 2016)

National league:

Division de Honor A [ESP] (rcpolo.com, 01 Jun 2021)

He took up the sport at age eight in Club Egara in Spain. (Athlete, 04 Aug 2016)

"I wanted to try a different sport, and a cousin of mine suggested I try playing hockey at the club where he played." (efe.com, 01 Mar 2017; Athlete, 04 Aug 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Spanish Olympic Committee Twitter profile, 27 May 2020)

Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (connectivity.es, 09 Dec 2020)

US boxer Muhammad Ali. (connectivity.es, 09 Dec 2020; Athlete, 04 Aug 2016)

Philosophy:

"I still have an infinite motivation to learn and meet new challenges." (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2021)

General Interest

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied a master's degree in languages and secondary education at Valencian International University, and a master's degree in sports management at University of Lleida. He has also studied business administration through ThePowerMBA, a business school in Madrid, Spain. "I have always combined studies with hockey. The key is to be organised and knowing that study is essential for your future. Thanks to this combination, I have been able to learn and strengthen myself in different values, such as commitment, dedication and perseverance." (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2021; connectivity.es, 09 Dec 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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